6 for the 6th.

Week 3 bloom was quite a busy week keeping the canopy in order, squashing stems to slow them and removing large fan leaves a couple at a time. I knew I'd have to add some more support higher up as the plants stretched. They would have been ok if I left them in the tent permanently but I like to take them out to check them over and photograph them. I was in two minds whether to add some netting or another frame higher up. I decided to add another frame, tied to the colas first to keep the shape and then remove the lower one to make watering easier. This worked fine for them all apart from the Red mandarine. When I removed the lower frame on this plant the tops twisted and the colas were leaning at an angle so I had to make further adjustments to the upper frame. Lesson learnt for next time, add more support higher up but leave the bottom frame on to keep the shape better and make the structure more sound. Especially as they pile the weight on and the colas are swaying all over when I lift them out. I think next time though I'll use 50mm plastic trellis. I just thought this way would allow more light down through the plants. On day 17 I tackled the Killer Kush and Indigo Berry Kush first. Basically just a length of cane along the 4 outer edges. These were fixed to the 6 main outer colas with soft ties and joined at the corners, high enough up to prevent the more flimsy branches in the middle from leaning outwards. Ideally I could have placed them a bit higher but i wanted them below the lowest buds so the buds wouldn't grow over them and make it more awkward to make adjustments without damaging the buds. Environment. Temps: 20-26C Roots: 21-23C RH: 40-50% Feed. Day 16: 2.5L each, containing 1ml/L IN Runzyme and 0.5ml/L IN Organix bloom. I re-framed the Do-Sweet-Dos and Lemon Kush on day 19 and the Red Mandarine on day 20. I left the Psicodelicia as it was with just two diagonal cross members through the plant as she had a solid structure. Environment. Temps: 21-25C Roots: 21-23C RH: 42-56% Feed. Day 18: 2.5L each, containing 1ml/L IN Runzyme and 1ml/L IN Organix Bloom. Day 20: Same feed again. Final stretch measurements taken on day 21. KKFV: Flip = 20". Day 7 = 25". Day 14 = 29". Day 21 = 32". Total stretch = 12". IBK: Flip = 16". Day 7 = 19.5". Day 14 = 24". Day 21 = 27.5". Total strtetch = 11.5". DSD: Flip = 19". Day 7 = 24". Day 14 = 29". Day 21 = 30". Total stretch = 11". PSI: Flip = 21". Day 7 = 25". Day 14 = 28". Day 21 = 30.5". Total stretch = 9.5". RMFV: Flip = 18". Day 7 = 23.5". Day 14 = 29". Day 21 = 31.5". Total stretch = 13.5". SFLK: Flip = 19". Day 7 = 24.5". Day 14 = 30.5". Day 21 = 33.5". Total stretch = 14.5". I swapped the 942 bulb at the back for another 930 agro in preparation for the flower building when the stretch was over. The plants were all starting to smell sweet and fruity by this stage. Just a reminder, the highest top on the Psico wasn't the original top measured at the onset of bloom. I super cropped the highest so the stretch figures would have been higher and more in line with the SFLK.